A Qus-2. Consider the following statements regarding National Centre for Polar and
I Ocean Research
Y1. It was formed in 1998.
c 3. It's headquarter is in Hyderabad.
F.Choose the correct option/s
2. It comes under the Ministry of Science and Technology.
A) 1 and 3 B) 1 and 2
C)Only 1
D) All of the above
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A Ans-(c)
YExplanation
C NCAOR was formed in 1998 with an objective to conduct expedition to India's
base stations in Antarctica.
NCAOR is under the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
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A Qus-3. Consider the following statements regarding Arctic Council
Y1. It was formed in 1991 after Ottawa declaration.
c 3. India gets observer status in 2013.
F.Choose the correct option/s
2. It has 8 members including UK and USA
.
A) 1 and 2
C) Only 3
B) 2 and3
D)1 and 3
I.C
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A Ans-(D)
YExplanation-
Arctic Council is a high-level intergovernmental forum which addresses issues
faced by the Arctic governments and people living in the Arctic region.
8 Member states consist of the following:
Norway, Russia, Sweden, United States
3.2013:-India gets observer status in Arctic Council
O1.Canada, Denmark; representing(Greenland, Faroe Islands), Finland, Iceland,
I2.Note:-UK is not a Member
The Ottawa Declaration lists the few countries as Members of the Arctic Council.
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A Qus-4. Consider the following statements regarding Smagra Shiksha Scheme
Y1. It comes under the Ministry of Human Resources and Development
2. It will subsume all three schemes- Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Rashtriya
Madhayamik Shiksha abhiyan, Teacher Education
.
Q3. It aims to unifying learning from Pre-school to class 12th
OChoose the correct option/s
A) 1,2 and 3
B) 2 and 3
D) 1 and 2
s C) 1 and 3
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A Ans- (A)
YE-
C . The scheme aims at improving quality of education, enhancing learning outcomes and using technology to empower
Explanation
Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) launched Samagra Shiksha scheme in May 2018 to improve quality
of school education.
children and teachers
The scheme subsumes three existing schemes:
.1.SarvaShikshaAbhiyan(SSA),
O 2.RashtriyaMadhyamikShikskhaAbhiyan(RMSA) and
R3.Teacher Education (TE) to treat school education holistically, from pre-school to Class XII
ASamagra Shiksha Scheme aims at unifiying learning from pre-school to class 12 levels by treating education holistically as
continuum from pre-school to class 12.
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A Qus-5. consider the following statements regarding Workshop on Empowering Women
1. It was jointly organised by Women Enterpreneurship program(WEP) and IIT-
Delhi
M.
2. WEP was launched by NITI Aayog on International Women's day 2018
.Choose the correct option/s
A) Only1
IC) Both
B) Only 2
D) None
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